UK Mountains

Summit forecasts, walking routes, cloud inversion odds and dark sky scores for every peak in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  1. Highest in the UK Button Hills Shetland Islands · 252 m · Shetland Islands

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 252–237 m

  1. 5551

    Button Hills

    Shetland Islands
    252 m827 ft 9° / 7°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 5552

    Carnmenellis

    South West England
    252 m827 ft 13° / 9°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 5553

    Cruach Lerags

    Oban to Loch Fyne
    252 m827 ft 11° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 5554

    Meall Deise

    Loch Torridon to Loch Maree
    252 m827 ft 10° / 4°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 5555

    Mere Hill

    Welsh Borders S
    252 m827 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 5556

    Turin Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    252 m827 ft 9° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 5557

    Arthur's Seat

    Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
    251 m823 ft 10° / 6°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 5558

    Blotchnie Fiold

    Orkney Islands
    250 m820 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 5559

    Tyrebagger Hill

    Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley
    250 m820 ft 10° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 5560

    Clipper Down

    Central and Eastern England
    249 m817 ft 13° / 9°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 5561

    Hazelshaw Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    249 m817 ft 12° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 5562

    Linch Down

    South East England
    249 m817 ft 15° / 9°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 5563

    Sandness Hill

    Shetland Islands
    249 m817 ft 10° / 6°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 5564

    Waddles Down

    South West England
    249 m817 ft 12° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 5565

    Wheatham Hill

    South East England
    249 m817 ft 12° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 5566

    Bishop Wilton Wold

    The River Tees to The Wash
    248 m814 ft 13° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 5567

    Creag Nighean Iain Duinn

    Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
    248 m814 ft 9° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 5568

    Da Noup

    Shetland Islands
    248 m814 ft 10° / 8°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 5569

    Ditchling Beacon

    South East England
    248 m814 ft 14° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 5570

    Muirneag

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    248 m814 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 5571

    South Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    248 m814 ft 12° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 5572

    Toy's Hill

    South East England
    248 m814 ft 14° / 8°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 5573

    High Park

    Lake District C&W
    247 m810 ft 10° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 5574

    Sleteachal Mhor

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    247 m810 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 5575

    Broad Heath

    Welsh Borders S
    246 m807 ft 16° / 9°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 5576

    Moneylaws Hill

    Northumberland
    246 m807 ft 13° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 5577

    Meikle Black Law

    Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
    245 m804 ft 10° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 5578

    Allt Ddu

    South-West Wales
    244 m801 ft 11° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 5579

    Beinn Mhartainn

    Barra to Barra Head
    244 m801 ft 10° / 8°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 5580

    Ben Dorrery

    Tongue to Wick and Helmsdale
    244 m801 ft 9° / 4°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 5581

    War Down

    South East England
    244 m801 ft 11° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 5582

    Dunstable Downs

    Central and Eastern England
    243 m797 ft 13° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 5583

    Easabhal

    North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands
    243 m797 ft 11° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 5584

    Eston Nab

    The River Tees to The Wash
    243 m797 ft 11° / 5°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 5585

    Blaze Fell

    North Pennines
    242 m794 ft 13° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 5586

    Chanctonbury Ring

    South East England
    242 m794 ft 11° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 5587

    Crowborough

    South East England
    242 m794 ft 14° / 8°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 5588

    North Hill

    Ayr to the River Clyde
    242 m794 ft 10° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 5589

    St Boniface Down

    South East England
    242 m794 ft 11° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 5590

    Cnoc Navie

    Loch Vaich to Moray Firth
    241 m791 ft 10° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 5591

    Coduinn

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    241 m791 ft 9° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 5592

    Mynydd Emroch - Craig Emroch

    Neath to Chepstow
    241 m791 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 5593

    Beinn Bhreac

    Moidart and Ardnamurchan
    240 m787 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 5594

    Frith Hill

    Welsh Borders S
    240 m787 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  45. 5595

    Killyleoch Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    240 m787 ft 12° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 5596

    See Morris Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    240 m787 ft 12° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 5597

    Craig Murrail

    Oban to Loch Fyne
    239 m784 ft 11° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 5598

    St Catherine's Hill

    South East England
    239 m784 ft 14° / 11°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 5599

    St Rayn Hill

    South Central England
    238 m781 ft 13° / 8°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 5600

    Bingwell Hill

    South West England
    237 m778 ft 11° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
5,551–5,600 of 5,912 · 252–237 m

How to read it

Summit weather, not valley weather

Every forecast here is for the summit's height. Air cools about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m and ridge wind is often double the valley's, so a 12° day in Llanberis can feel close to freezing on Yr Wyddfa.

Cloud inversion

The chance of standing above a sea of cloud at sunrise. Read more on cloud inversions.

Dark sky

0–100 from cloud, moonlight and light pollution. 70+ is a night worth staying up for. Grey tiles haven't been scored in the last 36 hours.

Highest mountain in each nation

NationMountainHeight
ScotlandBen Nevis1,345 m · 4,413 ft
WalesYr Wyddfa (Snowdon)1,085 m · 3,560 ft
IrelandCarrauntoohil1,039 m · 3,407 ft
EnglandScafell Pike978 m · 3,209 ft
Northern IrelandSlieve Donard850 m · 2,789 ft

Where the data comes from

Forecasts blend the Met Office UKV, ECMWF, ICON and GFS models via Open-Meteo, corrected to each summit's height. Light pollution comes from NASA VIIRS night-time satellite data.

Questions

UK mountain questions

What is the highest mountain in the UK?

Ben Nevis, 1,345 m (4,413 ft). Wales: Yr Wyddfa, 1,085 m. England: Scafell Pike, 978 m.

What is a cloud inversion?

Cold air trapped in the valleys under warmer air, so cloud fills the valleys and summits stand clear above it. Most likely on calm, clear autumn and winter mornings.

How is a summit forecast different?

It's calculated for the top, not the nearest town, so it accounts for the colder air and stronger wind you'll meet up there.

How often is it updated?

Every morning for the UK's higher summits, and whenever a mountain page is opened, from the Met Office UKV, ECMWF, ICON and GFS weather models.